Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-08-17

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Lake Superior & Southwestern
F.. RAILWAY COMPANY. =.
The undersigned hereby associate them
selves together, as 9 corporation, under and
IN conformity to the general laws OF the Stare
OF Minnesota, and to that end do make and
hereby adopt TIE following articles Of incor-
The name ., tb AR ccFg61st,on !. The Lake
Superior Il Southwestern Railway Company.
The general nature Of the business Of this
cooperation shall be to acquire, construct,
portation Of persons and properly upon the
same. and to charge and receive reasonable
rates Of compensation therefor. The said
line OF railroad to extend from some conven-
lent and feasible point on Lake Superior and
thence running IN southwesterly direction
dale, Austin, Northwood, and to some point
lines OF railroad extending to Clear Lake, St.
Louis. Omaha and Kansas City. with such
branches and extensions Of the same az may
Of directors, be declared necessary. The prin-
corporation is the city OF Austin, in the Coun-
t' of Mower and A 9tssS e M f.
me time OF the commencement of this cor
porattOn Is the 10th day of July, A. D. 1887.
an ana the period Of the continuance thereof
with the privilege Of renewal from time to
tine' as authorize fsn Sy lay; r.,
alton Ron doars s9's the
shall be divided into ten thousand shares
Of one hundred dollars each and the same
shall be paid In from time to time as shall be
ARTICLE ".
The highest amount of Indebtedness to
which this corporation shall be at any time
and 1900 ooo) dollars, exclusive Of such indebt-
edness as shall be s ssS%Ted & H y mortgage.
The: The names and places Of residence Of the
poratlon are as follows: W. W. Mavo and E.
Damon, residing at Rochester, Minnesota; B.
=: Herbert and Tams BixbY. residing at lied
residing at Austin, Minnesota; B. F. Bacon,
residing at Brownsville, Minnesota; L. s. But
Ter and B: 81: Beckett, residing at Northwood,
Iowa; 8. N. Smith and D. W. Hurn. residing
ARTICLE vi.
The government Of this corporation and the
management of it's affairs shall be vested in a
elected annually, at such time and place and
Ia such manner as shall be prescribed by the
Bylaws of such corporation. and such BY
avs Jaws may provide that any director may act by
number. a President, Vice-President. a Sec
rotary, q Treasurer, and may appoint such
other Ohcers or agents as they may deem ex-
t. Or The NAMES Of the first
Damon, B. 8. Herbert, Tams Bixby, B. F. Ba-
con, A. Knox, G. D. Belden, L. s. Butler, B. n.
Beckett; s: n. Smith and D: W. Hurn, who
shall hold office until the next annual election
or until their SuCCeEROF9 elected and
qualified.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and affixed our seals this 18th day
W. W. MAYO, [sEA1l
E. DAMON, lsEALi
8. B. HERBERT, SEAL
TAMS BLXBY, [SEAL
B. F. BACON, [sEAL1
b. ID. BECKETT, (SEALl
l.. s. BUTLER. SEALl
ANDREW KNOX, fsEAL1
c. D. RELDEN. SEAL
S. M. SMITH, sEALl
D. w. HURN, [sEAL
In presence Of
LAFAYETTE FRENCH,
A. NELSON.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF MOWER. se'
Be it remembered that on this 18th day of
July A. D. 1887, personally appeared before
Tams Bixby, 5. +. Bacon B. H. Beckett, L. S. s.
Butler. Andrew Knox, C. D. Belden, S. NJ.
Smith aud d. W. Hurn, personally known to
me to De the persons who signed the forego-
ing articles of Incorporation and acknow-
lodged the execution Ut the same to be their
free act and deed.
LAFAYETTE FRENCH,
Notary Public in and for Mower county,
Minnesota.
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS,
COUNTY OF MOWER,
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed for record in this Office on the goth
day of july, A. D. 1887. at o'clock, a. w., and
was duly recorded in Book c of miscellaneous
page 372.
E. WOOD.
Register of Deeds.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
l hereby certify that the within Instrument
was filed for record in this Office on the 2lst
day of July, A. d. 1887. at 9:45 O'Clock. a. NJ,
and was duly recorded in Book H of Incorpor-
atoms, on pages 1926.
H. MATTSON,
Secretary of State.